Next of Kin

We walked along the rocks for nearly an hour
I caught the way you looked at me in the sunlight
You took something before you went in the shower
You have suppressed the things that make you feel uptight

If I'd known you couldn't swim
We would never have gone in

I left my love in the river
The only one who sees
I lost his hand in the current
It was the life I wanted and I'd hoped for
And now I am left sifting through the leaves

His arms so hard, I saw his skin through his t-shirt
The grass so tall, we knew we wouldn't be found
We climbed into the stream so no one would be heard
And in no time at all, there wasn't a sound

If I'd known you couldn't swim
We would never have gone in

I left my love in the river
The only one who sees
I lost his hand in the current
It was the life I wanted and I'd hoped for
And now I am left sifting through the leaves

No color to his skin
Inform the next of kin
No color to his skin

I left my love in the river
The only one I see
I left his hand in the current
And now I am left blowing through the trees

Paseamos junto a las rocas durante casi una hora
Me di cuenta de la forma en que me mirabas a la luz del sol
Cogiste una cosa antes de meterte en la ducha
Has suprimido las cosas que te ponen tenso

Si hubiese sabido que no sabías nadar
Nunca hubiéramos ido allí

Dejé a mi amor en el río
El único que ve
Perdí su mano en la corriente
Era la vida que siempre había deseado
Y ahora me he quedado rebuscando entre las hojas

Sus brazos tan duros, vi su piel a través de su camiseta
La hierba tan alta, sabíamos que no nos encontrarían
Nos metimos en la corriente para que no se nos oyera
Y en nada de tiempo, no se oía nada

Si hubiese sabido que no sabías nadar
Nunca hubiéramos ido allí

Dejé a mi amor en el río
El único que ve
Perdí su mano en la corriente
Era la vida que siempre había deseado
Y ahora me he quedado rebuscando entre las hojas

Su piel ha perdido el color
Informa al familiar más próximo
Su piel ha perdido el color

Dejé a mi amor en el río
El único al que veo
Perdí su mano en la corriente
Y ahora me he quedado soplando entre los árboles